Adept definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Definition of 'adept' ; adjective (əˈdɛpt ) · very proficient in something requiring skill or manual dexterity · noun (ˈædɛpt ) ; adjective · highly skilled; expert. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'adept'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× adept (ædept ) Wordforms:pluraladeptspronunciationnote: Theadjectiveispronounced(ædept ).Thenounispronounced(ædept ).adjective[usuallyverb-linkADJECTIVE] Someonewhoisadeptatsomethingcandoitskilfully. He'susuallyveryadeptatkeepinghisprivatelifeoutofthemedia.[+at] Heisanadeptguitarplayer. Synonyms:skilful,able,skilled,expert MoreSynonymsofadept adeptly(ædeptli )adverb[ADVERBwithverb]Thetherapistadeptlymanipulatedandmassagedmybody. Anadeptissomeonewhoisadeptatsomething. Kitziwasanadeptatgettingpeopletotalkconfidentiallytohim. MoreSynonymsofadept COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof adept Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'adept' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'adept' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Earhart' HindiTranslationof'adept' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency adeptinBritishEnglish adjective(əˈdɛpt )1. veryproficientinsomethingrequiringskillormanualdexterity 2. skilful;expert noun(ˈædɛpt )3. apersonwhoisskilledorproficientinsomething CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsadeptly(aˈdeptly)adverb adeptness(aˈdeptness)noun WordoriginC17:fromMedievalLatinadeptus,fromLatinadipiscītoattain,fromad-to+apiscītoattain WordFrequency adeptinAmericanEnglish (əˈdɛpt ;also,andforn.alwaysˈædˌɛpt ) adjective1.  highlyskilled;expert noun2. Wordforms:ˈadˌept apersonwhoishighlyskilledinsomefieldofknowledgeorwork;expert Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsadeptly(aˈdeptly) adverb adeptness(aˈdeptness) noun WordoriginLadeptus,pp.ofadipisci,toarriveat